2025 Compare Cities Education:
Petaluma, CA vs San Clemente, CA

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Highlights
- San Clemente spends 9.3% less per student than Petaluma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% higher in San Clemente than in Petaluma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Clemente had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Petaluma
 Petaluma, CASan Clemente, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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Reviews for San Clemente    9 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

First, the big plus of San Clemente is the weather. It is wonderful and most of the time you can enjoy a variety of outdoor activities. Second, the area has a natural  More

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Over 17 years ago

2005, 2006, 2007 one homicide 2008  More

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Over 17 years ago

I first moved to San Clemente in 1974 from the Los Angeles area. Three things struck me at the time as being radically different than LA: Things closed down earlier,  More

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